1Artsakh Scientific Center, Artsakh State University, Stepanakert375000, Nagorno-Karabakh
2Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology NAS RA, Yerevan0014, Republic of Armenia
3Artsakh Republic Nature Protection CommitteeArtsakh State University; Stepanakert375000, Nagorno-Karabakh
4Artsakh Scientific Center, Artsakh State University, Stepanakert375000, Nagorno-Karabakh
*Email: nonna.grigoryan.88@mail.ru (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0001-8079-8574
Online Published on 31 August, 2024.
The root maggot flies are important pests of cultivated and non-cultivated plant species. This study on the invertebrate fauna of Nagorno-Karabakh was focused on the new leaf miners belonging to the Anthomyiidae. Pegomya bicolor (Wiedemann, 1817) and P. betae (Curtis, 1847) are documented for the first time in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia; P. bicolor was found on the leaves of Rumex confertus (Willd.), while P. betae infested the leaves of Beta vulgaris L., and Chenopodium album (L.). Thus, two species of the genus Pegomya cause serious damage to fodder and agricultural crops, causing 55 to 90% damage. Details of species description, ecology of larva and pupa, as well as the damage are included.
Anthomyiidae, Pegomya, Pegomya bicolor, P. betae, Nagorno-Karabakh, Leaf-miner, Fauna, Root-maggot fly, Rumex confertus, Beta vulgaris, Chenopodium album (L.)
